Abolish AIPAC

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"Corporate greed"

Yeah, that's what hits you in the face when you step outside of the airport.

🤣😂🤣

 

Spoken like someone who believes what you've been told to believe. 

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Back in the very beginning of the internet, euro butthurt became very apparent. Long before the advent of TDS.And in the case of this board, aussie...

Back in the very beginning of the internet, euro butthurt became very apparent. Long before the advent of TDS.

And in the case of this board, aussie butthurt as well.

 

Glued firmly into their seats seething.

Ha ha nah, I’m just down here with a smile on my face and about to nod off to sleep. 
Hopefully you can get one smile in today Joey! Goodluck!

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Red card. A birthday message from Australia to America(by Andrew Brown, Michael West Media) Dear America,Happy 250th, mate.Quarter of a millennium. Massive effort. Not many countries make...

Red card. A birthday message from Australia to America

(by Andrew Brown, Michael West Media)


 

Dear America,

Happy 250th, mate.

Quarter of a millennium. Massive effort. Not many countries make it that far, and fewer still make it that far while holding a national debate about whether children deserve lunch.

You started with liberty. Then democracy. Then somewhere in the third act you flogged the lot to a private equity firm and kept the merchandise rights. Now you are three corporations in a trench coat, standing on an aircraft carrier,

“screaming about freedom at a bloke who cannot afford an ambulance.”

Fair dinkum, your star-spangled greatness is an abject failure. It is swinging like a dunny-door in a cyclone. Still attached. Still banging away. Not actually keeping anything out.

You sell insulin like it is vintage Grange. You make dying people sit on hold before they are allowed to argue with death. You charge a woman for holding her own baby after giving birth to it. Skin-to-skin contact. Line item. Invoice attached.

Mate, we would not charge you to pat a dog at Bunnings.

You have blokes sleeping in the supermarket car park before their shift stacking shelves inside. The staff car park. Of the supermarket. Where they work. And your answer to all of it is a bald eagle screeching over a Ford ad.

Illusions of democracy

Every four years someone stands in front of a flag the size of Tasmania and announces this is the greatest country on Earth. At what, cobber? Medical bankruptcy? School shootings? Thoughts and prayers as a national industrial policy? Your minimum wage has been parked so long it should be heritage listed. Yeah nah. That is not a dream. That is a hostage situation with fireworks.

And you cannot even hear any of this, because questioning America is the one thing Americans consider un-American. Land of the free, home of the touchy. Point out the emperor has no clothes and eighty million of you salute the nudity.

Then there is the money. Nearly a trillion a year for the Pentagon while forty percent of your adults cannot cover a surprise bill without flogging something on Facebook Marketplace. You borrow to feed the war machine, then borrow again to pay the interest on the borrowing. That is not an economy. That is a bloke paying off one credit card with another and calling himself an investor.

“Couldn’t run a chook raffle, but sure, run the free world.”

The rich own the future. The poor rent the present. The middle class is being carried out the back like a busted couch on council pickup day.

Fentanyl economy

And then there is the fentanyl. Whole streets folded over like question marks, in the country that put a man on the moon. Your drug companies got millions hooked, made billions, paid a fine and kept the yachts. Overdoses now kill more Americans every single year than the entire Vietnam War did, and the official response is a shrug and a share price. You declared a war on drugs fifty years ago. The drugs won.

“Only war you have ever been honest about losing.”

Speaking of wars. Eight hundred bases. Stealth bombers. Satellites that can spot a goat scratching its nuts in the Hindu Kush. A defence budget that looks like someone fell asleep on the zero key. And you still keep getting your arse handed to you by blokes in sandals.

Twenty years in Afghanistan. Trillions gone. Thousands of your own kids in coffins. Then you handed the keys back to the exact blokes you went there to remove. You arrived like the Death Star. You left like a man sneaking out of a motel at 2am because the card declined. You are not a country with a military anymore.

“You are a military with a healthcare problem,”

carrying on like a pork chop about freedom while jailing more of your own people than any nation on the planet. Land of the free. Highest incarceration rate on Earth. Even the irony is doing time.

And through all of it, the chant. USA, USA, USA. Three letters shouted at the sky like a car alarm nobody can switch off. You chant it at the footy. You chant it at rallies. You chant it at the funerals of wars you lost.

Notice something, mate. Nobody chants when they are actually winning. You have never once heard forty thousand Kiwis scream New Zealand , New Zealand, New Zealand at a scoreboard. The All Blacks just win, do a haka that makes grown men soil themselves, then go home and get free knee surgery. Your chant is not confidence.

“Your chant is the noise you make so you cannot hear the sirens.”

It’s all so sad

We grew up on you. Your movies. Your music. Your moon landing. Half of Australia learned to dream in an American accent. You were the mate with the big house and the loud laugh, and we loved coming over.

Now we visit, and the roof leaks, the kids are doing active shooter drills between maths and little lunch, Grandpa is rationing his insulin like it is wartime butter, and the waitress needs a twenty five percent tip because you decided wages were communism. It is not funny anymore, mate.

“It is a dog’s breakfast with better fireworks.”

So this year we got you the only present that might actually help. A mirror.

Have a proper look. Past the flag. Past Hollywood. Look at the tent cities. The hospital bills. The veterans under the bridges. The kid doing homework in the back seat of the family home. Then ask yourself one question. Greatest country on Earth? Or just the loudest galah in the cage?

Happy birthday anyway. Enjoy the cake. Go easy on the candles though. At your hospitals, the price of a singed eyebrow is a second mortgage.

Keep the mirror. We’re not perfect, either, but you need it more than we do.

Love, Australia

P.S. Yeah nah. Greenland is not the poorly run one. It has free universal healthcare.

MoogenKen wrote:

Oh look, another wannabe euro trash Aussie, chimes in! C’mon Sunshine, use your words, instead of copy and pasting a wall of text. 

M8 wrote:
Have you been to Australia? Or do you get all of your information on Australia off Facebook?I’m glad to live in Australia, it’s pretty sweet. Do...

Have you been to Australia? Or do you get all of your information on Australia off Facebook?

I’m glad to live in Australia, it’s pretty sweet. Do we have problems, absolutely. Or government currently sucks ass. Doesn’t mean I hate anyone who likes them.

Haven’t been there. I’ve worked with some ADF guys that were just like me, but with a funny accent. 

Unfortunately the majority of you that post here, are insufferable pricks. 

I’ve been to 46 of 50 states, 5 of 7 Continents, 23 nations, and two combat theaters. I’m pretty well travelled and experienced in the affairs of the World. 

Sounds like you get your U.S. news, from CNN or MSWow. 

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Haven’t been there. I’ve worked with some ADF guys that were just like me, but with a funny accent. Unfortunately the majority of you that post here...

Haven’t been there. I’ve worked with some ADF guys that were just like me, but with a funny accent. 

Unfortunately the majority of you that post here, are insufferable pricks. 

I’ve been to 46 of 50 states, 5 of 7 Continents, 23 nations, and two combat theaters. I’m pretty well travelled and experienced in the affairs of the World. 

Sounds like you get your U.S. news, from CNN or MSWow. 

Let him seeth.

He's just one or two posts away from claiming the grass in the United states of America is purple. 

Having a conversation with that idiocy is futile. 

We're here.

He's not. 

His problem. 

Not ours.

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So not wanting Israel in the pockets of our government and military is TDS now?

What has Israel done for us? What does all that money we send there do to benefit Americans?

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MoogenKen wrote:
Haven’t been there. I’ve worked with some ADF guys that were just like me, but with a funny accent. Unfortunately the majority of you that post here...

Haven’t been there. I’ve worked with some ADF guys that were just like me, but with a funny accent. 

Unfortunately the majority of you that post here, are insufferable pricks. 

I’ve been to 46 of 50 states, 5 of 7 Continents, 23 nations, and two combat theaters. I’m pretty well travelled and experienced in the affairs of the World. 

Sounds like you get your U.S. news, from CNN or MSWow. 

Thank you for your service. 

But, in all this combat experience you keep including to let us know your opinion is more valid than others, who and what were you serving and protecting? Truly - not what the story said to make you feel good about what you might have been doing and risking life and limb for?

Or were you going to other countries to "fuck shit up and kill people" to make America great again? Or to spread our values and beliefs? Note, typing "going to other countries to fuck shit up and kill people" is not a great look - reads a bit "paid thug" eh?

ICE in current form might want to hire ya with those credentials and that appetite 😂.

Do you think we should abolish AIPAC? Or keep funding Israel and their objectives in the Middle East?

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MoogenKen wrote:
Haven’t been there. I’ve worked with some ADF guys that were just like me, but with a funny accent. Unfortunately the majority of you that post here...

Haven’t been there. I’ve worked with some ADF guys that were just like me, but with a funny accent. 

Unfortunately the majority of you that post here, are insufferable pricks. 

I’ve been to 46 of 50 states, 5 of 7 Continents, 23 nations, and two combat theaters. I’m pretty well travelled and experienced in the affairs of the World. 

Sounds like you get your U.S. news, from CNN or MSWow. 

T-MAC wrote:
Thank you for your service. But, in all this combat experience you keep including to let us know your opinion is more valid than others, who and...

Thank you for your service. 

But, in all this combat experience you keep including to let us know your opinion is more valid than others, who and what were you serving and protecting? Truly - not what the story said to make you feel good about what you might have been doing and risking life and limb for?

Or were you going to other countries to "fuck shit up and kill people" to make America great again? Or to spread our values and beliefs? Note, typing "going to other countries to fuck shit up and kill people" is not a great look - reads a bit "paid thug" eh?

ICE in current form might want to hire ya with those credentials and that appetite 😂.

Do you think we should abolish AIPAC? Or keep funding Israel and their objectives in the Middle East?

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It means that I’ve actually been there and seen first hand how these animals act. First hand, real World factual experience, beats your feelings every time. 

My retirement is $100K+ a year, why on Earth would I want to join ice and put up with people like you’s opinion? Although, they’re doing a commendable job! 

Maybe, you missed the humor in “there to fuck shit up and kill people”. We have that on tshirts. My unit was known for bringing “Hate and Violence”. The point was I wasn’t there on Vacation. “Join the Army and see the World, travel to new lands, meet new and exciting people………and kill them”. 

In your opinion, is there anything worth fighting for or are you a pacifist coward?

But I’ll digress and keep my military, DoD, DoE, and DHS experience to myself. Keep up your propaganda and indoctrination! 

 

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joshd wrote:

You lost me at Democrat. It’s all of them. Left and right. 

MoogenKen wrote:

You really are too stupid to play this game. I’m showing you what the facts are, dumbass. 

Yeah bro, you got me. Republicans control all 3 branches of government right now and not a single Epstein arrest has been made. Fuck them all left and right. 

FYI while you praise Bibi and talk down to Fauci you fail to realize they are on the same team. Bibi has syringe in his office that says our greatest achievement. Who do you think was in charge of the CDC during COVID? I’ll give you a hint. They wear tiny hats and blackmail our politicians with child porn and rape. 

I don’t give a shit if Iran blow Israel off the map. I have a lot of friends you served in Iraq and came home fucked up, btw Israel didn’t send a single soldier to help us in that. Some great ally. 

 

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More than one thing can be true at a time, @MoogenKen can lean on his personal experience to vouch for the Israelis he knows as good people, and AIPAC can be an evil political organization with bad intentions for America. Doesn’t make either false. 

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joshd wrote:

You lost me at Democrat. It’s all of them. Left and right. 

MoogenKen wrote:

You really are too stupid to play this game. I’m showing you what the facts are, dumbass. 

joshd wrote:
Yeah bro, you got me. Republicans control all 3 branches of government right now and not a single Epstein arrest has been made. Fuck them all...

Yeah bro, you got me. Republicans control all 3 branches of government right now and not a single Epstein arrest has been made. Fuck them all left and right. 

FYI while you praise Bibi and talk down to Fauci you fail to realize they are on the same team. Bibi has syringe in his office that says our greatest achievement. Who do you think was in charge of the CDC during COVID? I’ll give you a hint. They wear tiny hats and blackmail our politicians with child porn and rape. 

I don’t give a shit if Iran blow Israel off the map. I have a lot of friends you served in Iraq and came home fucked up, btw Israel didn’t send a single soldier to help us in that. Some great ally. 

 

I stand by statement. 

Do you know why Israel wasn’t involved in Iraq? Because of the sectarian shit storm that it would have created in the Arab Muslim world. Same as why we’re on the precipice of WW3 currently. 

Sure didn’t have the liberal loonies turning in to anti-Semitic Nazis on my dance card. 

Have you been practicing your Goose Step? 

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It means that I’ve actually been there and seen first hand how these animals act. First hand, real World factual experience, beats your feelings every time. My...

It means that I’ve actually been there and seen first hand how these animals act. First hand, real World factual experience, beats your feelings every time. 

My retirement is $100K+ a year, why on Earth would I want to join ice and put up with people like you’s opinion? Although, they’re doing a commendable job! 

Maybe, you missed the humor in “there to fuck shit up and kill people”. We have that on tshirts. My unit was known for bringing “Hate and Violence”. The point was I wasn’t there on Vacation. “Join the Army and see the World, travel to new lands, meet new and exciting people………and kill them”. 

In your opinion, is there anything worth fighting for or are you a pacifist coward?

But I’ll digress and keep my military, DoD, DoE, and DHS experience to myself. Keep up your propaganda and indoctrination! 

 

Fair enough. Humor definitely doesn't always express itself as intended, especially online via written text.

I'm not sure why you would join ICE with your situation. I definitely regret not collecting some military experience when I was younger as there are a lot of nice downstream perks as you mentioned. And I risked life and limb doing a lot of dumb shit as a kid already 😂. I know dudes now that are collecting full disability from service while they also work a good job now. I haven't been able to figure out the disability though, they still rip on moto and MTB.

I have travelled more than most, and have friends and colleagues on every continent. I have certainly seen some cool corners of the globe, and met some amazing people from all over it. I've done some defense work, but mostly in medical. This has certainly helped tune my perspective, as I love learning about people.

There are certainly things worth fighting for. As I said in the other thread, we started a revolution and a new country because we were taxed on sugar and paper products due to costs of a war effort that had no effect on the original colonies here.

We will all figure out how to work together again for a common cause at some point in the near future. Otherwise we may just be forced to without choice.

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TalinH112 wrote:
More than one thing can be true at a time, @MoogenKen can lean on his personal experience to vouch for the Israelis he knows as good...

More than one thing can be true at a time, @MoogenKen can lean on his personal experience to vouch for the Israelis he knows as good people, and AIPAC can be an evil political organization with bad intentions for America. Doesn’t make either false. 

Agreed and well said. My apologies for calling you out @MoogenKen. I respect an opinion that is formed on real world experience, I don't want to insinuate otherwise.

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Motodrive still lives in every MoogenKen post I read.    😁

 

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^^^
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MoogenKen wrote:
It means that I’ve actually been there and seen first hand how these animals act. First hand, real World factual experience, beats your feelings every time. My...

It means that I’ve actually been there and seen first hand how these animals act. First hand, real World factual experience, beats your feelings every time. 

My retirement is $100K+ a year, why on Earth would I want to join ice and put up with people like you’s opinion? Although, they’re doing a commendable job! 

Maybe, you missed the humor in “there to fuck shit up and kill people”. We have that on tshirts. My unit was known for bringing “Hate and Violence”. The point was I wasn’t there on Vacation. “Join the Army and see the World, travel to new lands, meet new and exciting people………and kill them”. 

In your opinion, is there anything worth fighting for or are you a pacifist coward?

But I’ll digress and keep my military, DoD, DoE, and DHS experience to myself. Keep up your propaganda and indoctrination! 

 

T-MAC wrote:
Fair enough. Humor definitely doesn't always express itself as intended, especially online via written text.I'm not sure why you would join ICE with your situation. I...

Fair enough. Humor definitely doesn't always express itself as intended, especially online via written text.

I'm not sure why you would join ICE with your situation. I definitely regret not collecting some military experience when I was younger as there are a lot of nice downstream perks as you mentioned. And I risked life and limb doing a lot of dumb shit as a kid already 😂. I know dudes now that are collecting full disability from service while they also work a good job now. I haven't been able to figure out the disability though, they still rip on moto and MTB.

I have travelled more than most, and have friends and colleagues on every continent. I have certainly seen some cool corners of the globe, and met some amazing people from all over it. I've done some defense work, but mostly in medical. This has certainly helped tune my perspective, as I love learning about people.

There are certainly things worth fighting for. As I said in the other thread, we started a revolution and a new country because we were taxed on sugar and paper products due to costs of a war effort that had no effect on the original colonies here.

We will all figure out how to work together again for a common cause at some point in the near future. Otherwise we may just be forced to without choice.

I broke C4-5-6 on active duty. I’ve got a severe case of PTSD. The VA will tell you that my Fight or Flight is broken, as I don’t have flight. My ex-wife used to ask me, “who are you fighting in your sleep”. Which I really don’t ever remember when I wake up. 

Yep, I can still rip, sometimes, but it doesn’t make me any less disabled. Veterans commit suicide at a rate double of those who didn’t serve. We’re 6% of the nation, yet 14% are experiencing homelessness. 

So yeah, I’ve got some opinions. I don’t toe any company line. And yeah, if they’re going to send our young men over there, we damn straight should take care of every single last one when they come home. 

My color is Red, White, and Blue. 

……….and congratulations, I’m sitting here typing in tears. Going back away, see ya’ll when I see ya! 

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MoogenKen wrote:

You really are too stupid to play this game. I’m showing you what the facts are, dumbass. 

joshd wrote:
Yeah bro, you got me. Republicans control all 3 branches of government right now and not a single Epstein arrest has been made. Fuck them all...

Yeah bro, you got me. Republicans control all 3 branches of government right now and not a single Epstein arrest has been made. Fuck them all left and right. 

FYI while you praise Bibi and talk down to Fauci you fail to realize they are on the same team. Bibi has syringe in his office that says our greatest achievement. Who do you think was in charge of the CDC during COVID? I’ll give you a hint. They wear tiny hats and blackmail our politicians with child porn and rape. 

I don’t give a shit if Iran blow Israel off the map. I have a lot of friends you served in Iraq and came home fucked up, btw Israel didn’t send a single soldier to help us in that. Some great ally. 

 

MoogenKen wrote:
I stand by statement. Do you know why Israel wasn’t involved in Iraq? Because of the sectarian shit storm that it would have created in the Arab...

I stand by statement. 

Do you know why Israel wasn’t involved in Iraq? Because of the sectarian shit storm that it would have created in the Arab Muslim world. Same as why we’re on the precipice of WW3 currently. 

Sure didn’t have the liberal loonies turning in to anti-Semitic Nazis on my dance card. 

Have you been practicing your Goose Step? 

I’m not a liberal. Also thank you for your service, and I’m truly sorry about your injuries. 

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I broke C4-5-6 on active duty. I’ve got a severe case of PTSD. The VA will tell you that my Fight or Flight is broken, as...

I broke C4-5-6 on active duty. I’ve got a severe case of PTSD. The VA will tell you that my Fight or Flight is broken, as I don’t have flight. My ex-wife used to ask me, “who are you fighting in your sleep”. Which I really don’t ever remember when I wake up. 

Yep, I can still rip, sometimes, but it doesn’t make me any less disabled. Veterans commit suicide at a rate double of those who didn’t serve. We’re 6% of the nation, yet 14% are experiencing homelessness. 

So yeah, I’ve got some opinions. I don’t toe any company line. And yeah, if they’re going to send our young men over there, we damn straight should take care of every single last one when they come home. 

My color is Red, White, and Blue. 

……….and congratulations, I’m sitting here typing in tears. Going back away, see ya’ll when I see ya! 

My sincere apologies if I stirred up some uncomfortable shit. Again, thank you for serving our country.

My opinion is that if we're going to send our young men and women somewhere to risk life and limb, it better be for really valid reasons. 

The statistics are heartbreaking. And we should absolutely be supporting our service members long after their duty is done. That is our duty as a country - support those who support us.

Suicide in general is now the second leading cause of death for young folks in this country. Coincidentally, this statistical trend tracks very well with the evolution of social media.

Sorry for derailing this thread a bit gentlemen.

AIPAC...Good or bad? Continue or stop funding?

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It's good when it's funding good stuff and bad when it's funding bad stuff. Right now it's mostly bad.

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It is my opinion that foreign money should not be spent to influence American elections. Candidates should not be allowed to accept it. I understand that AIPAC gets the most attention due to a rise in recent antisemitism, but they are not the only ones and they aren’t even the worst. Chinese influence in our elections borders on an act of war in my opinion yet no one seems to care. It’s interesting. 

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It is my opinion that foreign money should not be spent to influence American elections. Candidates should not be allowed to accept it. I understand that...

It is my opinion that foreign money should not be spent to influence American elections. Candidates should not be allowed to accept it. I understand that AIPAC gets the most attention due to a rise in recent antisemitism, but they are not the only ones and they aren’t even the worst. Chinese influence in our elections borders on an act of war in my opinion yet no one seems to care. It’s interesting. 

Agreed completely. I would add corporations to that as well.

Corporate and outside influences are driving our elections. They are doing so by manipulating the voting public to vote in the interests of these entities. Or lobbying the elected officials put in place to represent the public to drive policy in their interests.

Look at Cambridge Analytica and our 2016 election.

Collectively, we are starting to identify the right issues. We are still looking in the wrong places. 

I have a sibling in a Senate race currently. AIPAC and affiliates just pumped $40M into that race so the AIPAC candidate gets the seat.

Why are outside influences investing so much into our elections? Out of the kindness of their hearts? Because they want America to be great again?

Representative democracy doesn't work when the representatives put in place don't actually serve the best interests of their people. Democracy doesn't work when we compromise, eliminate, etc. the self correcting mechanisms put in place to prevent such abuse of power.

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So that same freeway overpass is where there were many pro Palestinian protests over the last 2 years. These were much larger. 20 to 30 people, lots of banners and Palestinian flags, both sides of the overpass. At one time I almost decided to camera up and interview some of the protesters. I wanted to know why they were there and what did they expect to accomplish. I never did though.  They stopped coming a few months ago. Now this. I just wonder if there is a connection. I have never really understood the whole protest thing. Especially now. It made some sense many years ago before the internet as a way of increasing awareness. Today, social media dwarfs these protests as far as spreading the word goes and that includes protests that get news coverage. Who the fuck watches the news anymore? One of these days I will stop and ask my 2 questions plus a couple more. I was in my truck yesterday and busy on a project but it's on my regular morning walk route. If I get something I will post it.

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It is my opinion that foreign money should not be spent to influence American elections. Candidates should not be allowed to accept it. I understand that...

It is my opinion that foreign money should not be spent to influence American elections. Candidates should not be allowed to accept it. I understand that AIPAC gets the most attention due to a rise in recent antisemitism, but they are not the only ones and they aren’t even the worst. Chinese influence in our elections borders on an act of war in my opinion yet no one seems to care. It’s interesting. 

T-MAC wrote:
Agreed completely. I would add corporations to that as well.Corporate and outside influences are driving our elections. They are doing so by manipulating the voting public...

Agreed completely. I would add corporations to that as well.

Corporate and outside influences are driving our elections. They are doing so by manipulating the voting public to vote in the interests of these entities. Or lobbying the elected officials put in place to represent the public to drive policy in their interests.

Look at Cambridge Analytica and our 2016 election.

Collectively, we are starting to identify the right issues. We are still looking in the wrong places. 

I have a sibling in a Senate race currently. AIPAC and affiliates just pumped $40M into that race so the AIPAC candidate gets the seat.

Why are outside influences investing so much into our elections? Out of the kindness of their hearts? Because they want America to be great again?

Representative democracy doesn't work when the representatives put in place don't actually serve the best interests of their people. Democracy doesn't work when we compromise, eliminate, etc. the self correcting mechanisms put in place to prevent such abuse of power.

This is not in relation to the Jewish religion at all but Israel is hungry for American money. We subsidize a large portion of their defense through weapons sales and direct transfer of tax payer dollars. If there is a grass roots movement to halt or even investigate this subsidy, AIPAC jumps all over it and attempts to snuff it out with candidates who don’t ask questions. That is not an opinion, it is a matter of fact, all you need to do is look. War and or conflict is big business, if America is not involved Israel is more than happy to use munitions bought from American companies using American dollars. It’s a wild premise, same model being used in Ukraine. I am not here to argue a countries sovereign right to defense, I am simply stating what I can see with my own eyes. If the money stops, I would bet that diplomacy would return to the forefront of how countries interact with each other and handle issues. Just my .02 cents. 

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It is my opinion that foreign money should not be spent to influence American elections. Candidates should not be allowed to accept it. I understand that...

It is my opinion that foreign money should not be spent to influence American elections. Candidates should not be allowed to accept it. I understand that AIPAC gets the most attention due to a rise in recent antisemitism, but they are not the only ones and they aren’t even the worst. Chinese influence in our elections borders on an act of war in my opinion yet no one seems to care. It’s interesting. 

My personal bugaboo, and I'd be willing to bet has been very much pushed by AIPAC or similar groups, is the existence of the anti-BDS laws that punish companies who choose not to do business with Israel.  That's just absolutely crazy shit to me.  

I personally am not interested in boycotting Israel, but the notion that we have laws and regulations prohibiting Americans from making those choices themselves is ludicrous, and it should be a wake up call for everyone that there is something odd about our relationship with that country that needs a deep, deep rethinking.  

And no, I don't mean that to be antisemitic in any way.  I'm not talking about the Jewish faith or ethnicity, I'm talking about the government of Israel which is as corrupt and dangerous as any other country on the earth.  

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It is my opinion that foreign money should not be spent to influence American elections. Candidates should not be allowed to accept it. I understand that...

It is my opinion that foreign money should not be spent to influence American elections. Candidates should not be allowed to accept it. I understand that AIPAC gets the most attention due to a rise in recent antisemitism, but they are not the only ones and they aren’t even the worst. Chinese influence in our elections borders on an act of war in my opinion yet no one seems to care. It’s interesting. 

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My personal bugaboo, and I'd be willing to bet has been very much pushed by AIPAC or similar groups, is the existence of the anti-BDS laws...

My personal bugaboo, and I'd be willing to bet has been very much pushed by AIPAC or similar groups, is the existence of the anti-BDS laws that punish companies who choose not to do business with Israel.  That's just absolutely crazy shit to me.  

I personally am not interested in boycotting Israel, but the notion that we have laws and regulations prohibiting Americans from making those choices themselves is ludicrous, and it should be a wake up call for everyone that there is something odd about our relationship with that country that needs a deep, deep rethinking.  

And no, I don't mean that to be antisemitic in any way.  I'm not talking about the Jewish faith or ethnicity, I'm talking about the government of Israel which is as corrupt and dangerous as any other country on the earth.  

Agreed, it is inherently Un-American and should be at least alarming to anyone who pays attention. 

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This is not in relation to the Jewish religion at all but Israel is hungry for American money. We subsidize a large portion of their defense...

This is not in relation to the Jewish religion at all but Israel is hungry for American money. We subsidize a large portion of their defense through weapons sales and direct transfer of tax payer dollars. If there is a grass roots movement to halt or even investigate this subsidy, AIPAC jumps all over it and attempts to snuff it out with candidates who don’t ask questions. That is not an opinion, it is a matter of fact, all you need to do is look. War and or conflict is big business, if America is not involved Israel is more than happy to use munitions bought from American companies using American dollars. It’s a wild premise, same model being used in Ukraine. I am not here to argue a countries sovereign right to defense, I am simply stating what I can see with my own eyes. If the money stops, I would bet that diplomacy would return to the forefront of how countries interact with each other and handle issues. Just my .02 cents. 

Very well put sir.

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So not wanting Israel in the pockets of our government and military is TDS now?What has Israel done for us? What does all that money we...

So not wanting Israel in the pockets of our government and military is TDS now?

What has Israel done for us? What does all that money we send there do to benefit Americans?

For starters they blasted the USS Liberty and hit it with napalm. They’ve also been the source of our really shitty and false intelligence that’s gotten us into how many wars now. They created Pegasus spyware that they greatly use to their advantage. 

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And 4 Haters. 🤣

I’ve love this place.

The 4 haters are probably Tucker, Candace, Andrew and Tristan Tate.

Seems like the same kind of credentials .😎

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……..and I had heard enough about the inane rumor about combing militaries, so I went and did my own research. 

The provision (originally Section 224 in the House Chairman’s Mark, later renumbered Section 219 in the House version; similar language appears as Section 1217 in the Senate version) is the “United States-Israel Defense Technology Cooperation Initiative.” It directs the Secretary of Defense to designate an executive agent in the Pentagon to synchronize and expand bilateral efforts on defense technology. This covers research, development, testing, evaluation, integration, industrial cooperation, co-production of systems, and areas like counter-unmanned systems, missile/air defense, AI/autonomous systems/quantum/machine learning, directed energy, cyber/electronic warfare, biotech, network integration/data fusion, and contested logistics. The stated goal includes promoting “the long-term integration of joint capabilities” between the two countries. 

What it actually does vs. the hype

  Not a military merger: US and Israeli forces remain separate sovereign militaries. There is no unified command structure, no US troops placed under IDF control (or vice versa), and no dissolution of national chains of command. Claims of them “joining together like being one unit” are overstated.

  What it expands: Closer tech and industrial ties—joint R&D, sharing/adapting Israeli tech into US systems (and vice versa in some cases), co-production, data-related cooperation, and a dedicated coordinator to push this. The US and Israel already have deep, longstanding cooperation (missile defense like Iron Dome/David’s Sling, joint training, tech development, equipment sharing). This formalizes and accelerates it across more advanced domains and embeds it more structurally in DoD processes. 

  Critics (across the spectrum, including Reps. Thomas Massie and Ro Khanna) argue it creates unprecedented entanglement, gives Israel deeper access/influence over US defense tech and supply chains, reduces transparency/oversight compared to traditional aid, and makes the partnership harder for future administrations to scale back. Supporters frame it as efficient coordination of existing programs, mutual benefit in emerging tech, and a shift toward partnership rather than pure aid. 

Snopes and similar reviews note that social media claims of a full “merge” or “link” of the militaries are false or heavily overstated—the text focuses on technology cooperation and an oversight/coordination role, not fusing the armed forces themselves. 

The House has advanced/passed its version of the NDAA including this language (with attempts to strip it via amendment blocked by the Rules Committee), and it is moving toward the Senate. Exact final form depends on conference negotiations. This is policy/legislative debate, not a secret plot to dissolve US military independence into a single US-Israel force.

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……..and I had heard enough about the inane rumor about combing militaries, so I went and did my own research. The provision (originally Section 224 in...

……..and I had heard enough about the inane rumor about combing militaries, so I went and did my own research. 

The provision (originally Section 224 in the House Chairman’s Mark, later renumbered Section 219 in the House version; similar language appears as Section 1217 in the Senate version) is the “United States-Israel Defense Technology Cooperation Initiative.” It directs the Secretary of Defense to designate an executive agent in the Pentagon to synchronize and expand bilateral efforts on defense technology. This covers research, development, testing, evaluation, integration, industrial cooperation, co-production of systems, and areas like counter-unmanned systems, missile/air defense, AI/autonomous systems/quantum/machine learning, directed energy, cyber/electronic warfare, biotech, network integration/data fusion, and contested logistics. The stated goal includes promoting “the long-term integration of joint capabilities” between the two countries. 

What it actually does vs. the hype

  Not a military merger: US and Israeli forces remain separate sovereign militaries. There is no unified command structure, no US troops placed under IDF control (or vice versa), and no dissolution of national chains of command. Claims of them “joining together like being one unit” are overstated.

  What it expands: Closer tech and industrial ties—joint R&D, sharing/adapting Israeli tech into US systems (and vice versa in some cases), co-production, data-related cooperation, and a dedicated coordinator to push this. The US and Israel already have deep, longstanding cooperation (missile defense like Iron Dome/David’s Sling, joint training, tech development, equipment sharing). This formalizes and accelerates it across more advanced domains and embeds it more structurally in DoD processes. 

  Critics (across the spectrum, including Reps. Thomas Massie and Ro Khanna) argue it creates unprecedented entanglement, gives Israel deeper access/influence over US defense tech and supply chains, reduces transparency/oversight compared to traditional aid, and makes the partnership harder for future administrations to scale back. Supporters frame it as efficient coordination of existing programs, mutual benefit in emerging tech, and a shift toward partnership rather than pure aid. 

Snopes and similar reviews note that social media claims of a full “merge” or “link” of the militaries are false or heavily overstated—the text focuses on technology cooperation and an oversight/coordination role, not fusing the armed forces themselves. 

The House has advanced/passed its version of the NDAA including this language (with attempts to strip it via amendment blocked by the Rules Committee), and it is moving toward the Senate. Exact final form depends on conference negotiations. This is policy/legislative debate, not a secret plot to dissolve US military independence into a single US-Israel force.

Fuck’em.

Never been. Never seen. Never known. Never been “Burnin’ Down The Highway” (Gulf I)

And, let’s be clear…

It IS “Hebrew Hatin’ Bullshit”.

They’re stuck in the Reddit Spiral. 

Combined Militaries…🤪

It’s as if our founding documents don’t exist to these nutters. 

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Fuck’em.Never been. Never seen. Never known. Never been “Burnin’ Down The Highway” (Gulf I)And, let’s be clear…It IS “Hebrew Hatin’ Bullshit”.They’re stuck in the Reddit Spiral. Combined...

Fuck’em.

Never been. Never seen. Never known. Never been “Burnin’ Down The Highway” (Gulf I)

And, let’s be clear…

It IS “Hebrew Hatin’ Bullshit”.

They’re stuck in the Reddit Spiral. 

Combined Militaries…🤪

It’s as if our founding documents don’t exist to these nutters. 

From 5Aug90 this were our gear up song. 
 

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